Posted on July 29, 2014 (August 1, 2014) Share: Post, Massachusetts Does Not Need More Money in Politics: Why State Legislators Should Not Increase Campaign Contribution Limits. It begins: Let’s say you support a candidate for public office and you want to make a financial contribution to his or her campaign. How much could you afford to contribute? $5, $10 or $25? Maybe even $50? Or maybe nothing at all? You’re not alone. The Center for Responsive Politics estimates that, of the 310 million people in our country, just 0.1 percent of Americans are making political contributions of $200 or more. To read the article in full, click here.